That's where I disagree. Im afraid that's where we are headed 😔.
Maybe not 99% on their own, but if they buddy up with alby, strike and cashapp, they get close to it.
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I don't get it. Just spin up a LN node with Phoenix and you're ok. Why would that ever be not an option.
Just spin up your own mail server and send an email to a gmail account....
Oh wait, it went to spam, or worse, it wasn't even delivered and was just filtered out.
How do you filter out LN payments?
If you are a custodian, you have unlimited power to censor.
It's a small step for them to just generate invoices to pre-approved compatible wallets.
gulag is internet prison !